Magic Circle Awards Shortlist 2023
Click the nominee’s name to vote. Voting closes on 28th July 2023.
The online voting counts for ten percent of the vote, the judges vote counts for ninety percent of the final outcome. All winners will be announced on the night at the awards gala dinner.
The online vote is open for peers and clients, only one vote per category is permitted, you can’t vote for your organisation or your colleagues (all internal votes will be removed).
Accountant of the Year
- Thomas Gaughan, EY
- Alex McBryde, Rawlinson & Hunter
- Zaeem Youssouf, BDO Jersey
- Antony Greenwood, Buzzacott
- Sophie Jones, Crowe
- Marcelo Thach, BDO
Accountant of the Year- Manager
- Olga Solovyeva, EY
- Reena Morjaria, Rawlinson & Hunter
- Helen Ashcroft, Dixon Wilson
- Jack Bamforth, Grant Thornton
- Jon Chambers, Price Bailey
- Joseph Neal, Blick Rothenberg
- Joshua Eveleigh, Crowe
- Sophie Mellor, BDO
- Tammy Rogerson, PwC
- Nic Mumford, Evelyn Partners
Accountant of the year – Partner/Director
- Adam West, Knights
- Ben Proctor, Grant Thornton
- Tom Lowe, Dixon Wilson
- Hannah Keens, KPMG
- Monica Daddar, PwC
Lawyer of the Year – Associate
- Marcus Maxwell, Farrer & Co
- Tristan Honeyborne, Macfarlanes
- Camilla Bridges, Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Katie Turney, Wedlake Bell
- Robert Martin, Withers
- Wesleigh Kirby, Stephenson Harwood
- Tristan Amber Tydings, Harbottle & Lewis
Lawyer of the Year – Senior/Managing Associate
- Nerys Thomas, Michelmores
- James Woods-Davison, Boodle Hatfield
- Carla Plater, Carey Olsen
- Oliver Little, Charles Russell Speechlys
- Alex Jones, Macfarlanes
- Katie Doyle, Mishcon de Reya
Lawyer of the Year – Partner
- Chloe Leung, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
- Isabel Paintin, Farrer & Co
- Sarah Lee, Penningtons Manches Cooper
- David Holland, Withers
- Michael Rutili, Stephenson Harwood
- Brenna Baye, Edwin Coe
- Nick Marshall, Brodies
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Associate
- Frances Littler, Voisin Law
- Natalia Fortuna, Ogier
- Lily Haysom, Mourant
- James Dean, Appleby
- Manuel Frei, Fischer Ramp Buchmann
- Alexia Egger Castillo, Charles Russell Speechlys
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Senior Associate
- Alex Thornton De Mauroy, Appleby
- Ellen Brullard, Arendt & Medernach
- Motaher Chowdhury, Elias Neocleous
- Mathilde Scheirlinck, Loyens & Loeff
- Ailbhe Kilcullen, PwC Legal Luxembourg
- Hazel Doyle, Arthur Cox
- Thomas Hochstrasser, Niederer Kraft Frey
Lawyer of the Year IFC – Partner
- Nicholas Le Quesne, Corbett Le Quesne
- Guillaume Staal, Dickinson Gleeson
- Katie Hooper, Mourant
- Andrew Marshall, Keystone Law (Isle of Man)
- Katherine Garrood, Appleby
- James Fox, Ogier
Family Lawyer of the Year – Associate
- Orlaith Devereaux, Payne Hicks Beach
- Rachael Brownlee, Hall Brown
- Alex Brereton, Mishcon de Reya
- Emma Wager, Russell-Cooke
- Lewis Powers, Stewarts
- Rebecca Alexander, FLiP
Family Lawyer of the Year – Senior/Managing Associate
- Camellia Buckmaster, Payne Hicks Beach
- Sophia Leeder, Charles Russell Speechlys
- Rose Spencer-Longhurst, Farrer & Co
- Emily Hemlin, Vardags
- Clare Radcliffe, Mishcon de Reya
- Alexander Breedon, Withers
Family Lawyer of the Year – Partner
- Sarah Jane Lenihan, Dawson Cornwell
- Amy Scollan, Hunters Law
- Lucy Williams, Vardags
- Victoria Hingston, Payne Hicks Beach
- Elizabeth Carson, Penningtons Manches
- Charlotte Conner, Dawson Cornwell
Barrister of the year
- Joshua Viney, 1 Hare Court
- Benjamin Faulkner, Wilberforce Chambers
- Oliver Marre, 5 Stone Buildings
- Alex Laing, Coram Chambers
- Joseph Moore, 1GC Family Law
- Rosanne Godfrey-Lockwood, 4PB
Investment Manager of the Year
- Laura Langton, JM Finn
- Thanh Cung, Julius Baer International Limited
- Alysha Goddard, Adam & Company Wealth Management
- Georgia Burgoyne, Cazenove Capital
- Angus Wilson, LGT Wealth Management
- Alastair McRobert, Vermeer Partners
- Edward Rothwell, Vermeer Partners
- Peter Grant, Waverton Investment Management
Investment Director of the Year
- Dawn Li Wan Po, Julius Baer
- Karen Lau, JM Finn
- Oliver Morrison, Cazenove Capital
- Joseph Hart, Investec Wealth & Investment UK
- Lucy Birtwistle, Stonehage Fleming
- David Currier, Coutts
Assistant Private Banker
- Peter Bowden, Barclays Private Bank
- Paige Giles, Barclays Private Bank
- Rory Collier, Coutts
- Joe Laymon-Ogier, SG Kleinwort Hambros
- Allyshia Purewal, C Hoare & Co
Private Banker of the Year
- James Bartolo-Smith, Barclays Private Bank
- David Brett, Pictet Wealth Management
- Rebekah Guntrip, Weatherbys Private Bank
- Charlie Huddart, Barclays Private Bank
- Joe Bradford, Coutts
- Alex Clayton, Nedbank Private Wealth
Financial Advisory Individual of the Year
- Dominic Lacey, Evelyn Partners
- Alex Watson, Advanta Wealth
- William Brown, London & Capital
- Ashleigh Maloney, LGT Wealth Management
- Ryan McCarthy, Maseco
- Araminta Emery, Cazenove Capital
Private Investment/Family Office/UHNW services Individual of the Year
- Kimberley Hart, 1707 Capital
- Donald McFarlan, Capital Generation Partners
- Hugo Flynn, Capital Generation Partners
- Stephane Aurelien Munoz, VAR Capital
- Alexandra Hirt, Lenz & Staehelin
- Holly Hill, John Lamb Hill Oldridge
Trust Officer of the Year
- Lucy Hart, Apex Group
- Anna-Marie Egré, Standard Bank
- Gintare Nedelec, Saffery Champness
- Kelsie Aird, Apex Group
- Zoe Jepson, Praxis
- Abby Anderton, Suntera Global
Senior Trust Officer of the Year
- Ellie Armstrong-Winn, ZEDRA
- Samantha DiValentino, Bank of America Private Bank
- Daniel Harrison, Fairway Group
- Laura Perkins, Stonehage Fleming
- Jake Kelly, Suntera Global
- John Gibbons, Harbour Fiduciary Services Limited
Trustee of the Year – Manager
- Samantha Cook, Alex Picot Trust Company Ltd
- Nicola Mauger, Butterfield Trust
- Erika Waterhouse, KENDRIS
- Samantha Cesar, Ocorian
- Alasdair Campbell, Rawlinson & Hunter
- Louis Waterman, New Street Management
Trustee of the Year – Director
- Victoria Blackburn, JTC
- Ben Naylor, HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited
- Juan Brown, ZEDRA
- Anna Botzenhardt, Intertrust Group
- Alia Haskouri, JTC
- Sam Matthews, Intertrust Group
- Blane Queripel, Praxis
Future Leader Initiative of the Year
- Stephanie Pollock, Apex Group
- Simon Brown, Schillings
- Kate Cowley, Affinity Group
- Dr John Navarro, Acumum – Legal & Advisory
- Sanmari Crous, Standard Bank